Judgment_paragraph 45 · Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v J. and Others (C-341/18)

45Consequently, the mere fact that a person has crossed a ‘border crossing point’ within the meaning of Article 2(8) of that code, where, as is apparent from paragraph 32 of this judgment, the external border control imposed by that code has been carried out, does not mean that that person has exited the Schengen area if he or she is still staying in part of the territory of a State forming part of that area.